India. Kerala. Kollam, Neyyar Dam, Crocodile Farm and Indian Gas Stations

After visiting the rock concert in an interesting city Kollam, hurrying we forget to talk about the city, so Fixing this misunderstanding.

Let's start with a little help. Kollam, which is conveniently located on the ocean — the fourth city in population in Kerala. As with all coastal towns main street you can consider promenade. Local art is a masterpiece of the waterfront Mermaid statue Pishnogrudoy:

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At night on the waterfront rather crowded — feeling as if the entire population of the city is going here to relax after a hard day. Some while away time alone with him, but most are united in merry company. Before the beach there is a small amusement park — the object of pilgrimage for Indians family:

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The park entrance is a few rupees (1 $ = ± 50 rupees). For a very small price, but for locals it is not available to satisfy every evening.

You can eat any ice cream or enthusiastically ride a small train:

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For those wishing to relax a little artificial fountain built:

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But such a view is the main street of the city:

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But we go further — today we planned to visit a crocodile farm. To find the nearest we got acquainted with a map of the area — requires found a farm in the town of Neyyar Dam (Neyyar Dam). You can get there just passing through the state capital — Thiruvananthapuram. Vstrybnuvshy the bus call Thiruvananthapuram, we went in the desired direction.

Along the road there are mobile shops everywhere:

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Although mobile can be called a stretch:

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While we are on the road, would be appropriate say a few words about the Indian dressing. The work is not easy, as in ancient Indian traditions there are only women:

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Speakers at the pump semiautomatic — zapravnytsya said desired mark and the number of liters of fuel:

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He takes the money and writes a check. Then click on the button and the vehicle tank is filled with fuel.

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Immediately at the bus stop is a park, access to the toll. The park is nothing interesting except horrible pile of statues of athletes:

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The park is divided in the vicinity of the dam. This is the second dam we visited the territory of Kerala:

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The water passes through two vodozlivi. Small:

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And big:

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You can climb up on both sides of the dam. The road through the right side much longer — for those who want to walk. Your reward will be a long climb magnificent landscapes surrounding area:

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It seems that India's dams are not considered strategic objects because their territory can walk without fear that you kicked out.

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On the other side of the dam usually near lake:

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Here at your disposal walk on water, and for lovers of exotic excursion is to the park with lions. But we had, unfortunately, not included:

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We had another goal — to see real live crocodiles! Intuition prompted that they kvartyruvalysya somewhere nearby. Problukavshy almost an hour here and there, we eventually saw a welcome sign.

Here they are — crocodiles, incidentally, extremely active:

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Someone basking in the sun, and someone takes a hot bath:

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Our appearance violated calm local residents, and some even frankly surprised:

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At the time of our arrival on the farm lived 48 crocodiles. They settled on this: the cells-cells:

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Crocodiles are not particularly spoiled by human attention, other visitors we saw only the end of the tour:

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